Although no official confirmation could be obtained yesterday it was persistently reported that copper and tin amounting to between $400,000 and $500,000 had been seized on Thursday aboard the Butterfield Swire steamer, s, Soochow, by the Customs River Police when the ship arrived here from Hongkong. The valuable cargo was said te have been totally confiscated by the authorities but no arrests were made. It was asserted that the man or men in charge of the smuggling of contraband had fled before the officers began
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